Newark airport faces major delays amid controller shortages and failing radar systems. FAA plans tech upgrades and flight cuts to improve safety.

The FAA is currently 3,000 controllers shy of its target staffing; the controller in charge when a plane and a helicopter collided in January near the airport named for Reagan was doing double duty.

Airlines are meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration to address weeks of delays at Newark Liberty International ...

Senior FAA officials testified before the Senate, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy faced questions from the House over airline safety issues.

The move is in response to equipment failures and staff shortages that caused hourslong flight delays in recent weeks.